Bam Swim Team

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Boulder, CO501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 84-1505469Revenue $228K in FY2024

On file with the IRSbamswimteam.orgPo Box 2016, 80306-2016 · Boulder, COTax-exempt since May 2000Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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BAM organizes and provides coaching for daily adult swim workouts at public recreation facilities in the greater Boulder, Colorado area. BAM serves more than 300 members and guests annually.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 12 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $17K a year · 9% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$6K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 85% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $403
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$228K
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$158K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$181K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$228K
FY2024▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$165K
FY2021$163K
FY2022$160K
FY2023$171K
FY2024$228K
Expenses
$158K
FY2024▼ -21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$158K
Net assets
$181K
FY2024▲ +65%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$37K
FY2021$81K
FY2022$80K
FY2023$110K
FY2024$181K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2000.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $144K Management & general 9% · $14K Fundraising 0% · $23

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $6K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Head Coach/M
$5,871Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bill Garrels’s $6K as Head Coach/M is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M recreation & sports nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jane Scott——$13,340$42,050$45,360
Hermine Higgins——$6,262$25,902$26,976
Bill Garrels$5,871$9,013———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Organizes and coaches daily adult swim workouts at Boulder recreation facilities.

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1 program · $144K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Pool swimming, open water swimming, and partnerships. Partnership porgrams that are run in conjunciton with healthcare providers, where access to our coached swim workouts is provided as a benefit, and we receive a pre- negotiated compensation per swim, per month, up to a certain maximum of swims.

$144Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$403

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$228K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$209K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3K
Money outPt IX
$158K
Ln 25
Programscol B$144K
Managementcol C$14K
Fundraisingcol D$23
Owns and owesPt X
$181K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$177K
Total assetsLn 16$181K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$209K
Investment incomeLn 3$876
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Total revenueLn 12$228K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$136K
SavingsLn 2$42K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$177K
Total assetsLn 16$181K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$181K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$108K$177K
Total assetsLn 16$110K$181K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$110K$181K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$6K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$959$959
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$52K$52K
Office expensesLn 13$919$687$232
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$73K$73K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$2K$6K$23
All other expensesLn 24e$809$370$439
Total functional expensesLn 25$158K$144K$14K$23

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $228K$158K$70K$181K 990 PDF
FY2023 $171K$110K 990 PDF
FY2022 $160K$80K 990 PDF
FY2021 $163K$81K 990 PDF
FY2020 $165K$201K−$36K$37K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $228,314 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,224$2,882
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $165,764$209,291
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $453$876
I-11 Other revenue$15,265
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $171,441$228,314
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $38,411$16,405
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $99,741$141,720
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $138,152$158,125
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $33,289$70,189
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $228,314 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,882
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,882
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $209,291$209,291
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $876$876
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $15,265$15,265
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $224,556 · Excluded from tax $876$228,314
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $158,125 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $5,871$5,871
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,575$9,575
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $959$959
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,350$1,350
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $52,448$52,448
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $687 · Management $232$919
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,986$1,986
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $73,469$73,469
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,857$2,857
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,058 · Management $5,801 · Fundraising $23$7,882
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $370 · Management $439$809
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $144,478 · Management $13,624 · Fundraising $23$158,125
Part X · Balance sheet $180,942 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $66,712$135,937
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $41,088$41,507
X-4 Accounts receivable$1,664
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,834$1,834
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $109,634$180,942
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $109,634$180,942
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $109,634$180,942
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $109,634$180,942
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $180,942 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$228,314
XI-2 Total expenses$158,125
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$70,189
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$109,634
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,119
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$180,942

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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